Appabatus fob wetting the papeb cut to stbips fob spinning pubposes



E. JAGENBURG. APPARATUS FOR WETTING THE PAPER CUT TO STRIPS FOR SPINNING PURPOSES.-

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1a. 1916.

Patented Feb, 1, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL JAGENBERG, OF DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE CHEMICAL FOUNDATION, INC., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

APPARATUS FOR WETTING THE PAPER CUT TO STRIPS FOR SI INNIliTG PURPOSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

Application filed October '18, 1916. Serial No. 126,322.

in reels, and intended for splnning pur-' poses are obtained.

The wetting mechanism has been diagrammatically shown in the accompanying drawing.

The web of paper 1) is conducted over rollers and is cut by circular blades m, while in dry condition, into a plurality of strips, which are then conducted over a guide roll and a pressing roll a to the reel to. As the paper is out while dry, the narrow strips are easily and accurately out, which strips if out wet would tend to avoid and clog up the cutters. Furthermore the paper out in dry condition will not run out of line so easily, and the individual rolls may therefore be more easily detached from each other, whereby waste is avoided. By the paper being applied dry and 'wetted only thereafter it will lie smoothly layer upon layer and have an even tension.

In front of the reel is disposed a water tank Z) in which a number of neighboring pipes r dip, which are open at top and bottom. At the top a pipe h is disposed beside the pipes 1', said pipe h having apertures, which are so arranged that they are close to the upper end of the pipes r. The pipe h communicates with a supply pipe-for compressed air or the like, so that such air emerges from the apertures 0, whereby in known manner water is sucked up through the pipes 1 and is sprayed against the winding on reel w.

Beneath the reel w is a sheet metal plate e, by means of which the water 1s more effectively conducted to the roll of paper and is prevented from passing beneath the same and wetting the operator of the machine and articles standing near by. This plate 6 is hinged at d, and is pressed by means of weights or springs with its rear edge agamst the reel w. It will, therefore, yield by itself downward, when the size of the roll of paper increases. Any liquid which may collect. in form ofdrops on the plate will be conducted by the same to a tank 9. Beneath the blades m another plate 0 is provided, which is intended to protect said blades against spattering water.

By the new arrangement, by means of which the water is formed into a cloud-like spray and is simultaneously blown against e strips of paper on the wlnding reels, whereupon the latter are immediately reeled, not only a very uniform wetting is obtained, but at the same time the desired degree of moisture is maintained in i the paper strips.

I claim:

An apparatus for wetting strips of paper wound on reels for spinning purposes, and maintaining them moist, comprising a water tank, pipes dipping into said tank, a pipe disposedalong the top of said dipping pipes and having apertures close to the upper openings of said dipping pipes, means for sending a blast of compressed air or the like through said pipe, said pipe so disposed that the water sucked by such blast and diffused is directed against the winding reel, a hinged plate. means for pressing said hinged plate with its free end against'the roll of paper, said plate adapted to direct the spray of water against said roll and prevent its passing beneath.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMIL J AGENBERG. [1 s] Witnesses:

HELEN Norm, FRANCES Norm. 

